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Feb 24 (Reuters) – There is not sufficient evidence to recommend more than one COVID-19 booster shot a year for older people and those with weakened immune systems, an expert advisory group to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.
The COVID-19 working group of the CDC’s Advisory Committee For Immunization Practices (ACIP) supported an annual booster campaign, likely in the fall, especially for populations considered at high risk, Dr. Sara Oliver, a CDC official who heads the group, said during a meeting of the agency’s outside advisers.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/not-enough-data-support-multiple-annual-covid-boosters-us-cdc-advisers-say-2023-02-24/
April, 8 2023
The Food and Drug Administration sees a possible risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome with Pfizer
’s RSV vaccine for older adults and has asked the company to conduct a safety study if the shot is approved this spring, according to agency briefing documents published Friday.
Two people in their 60s who received Pfizer’s shot were diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, out of about 20,000 vaccine recipients in the phase three trial, according to the FDA document. There were no cases in the trial’s placebo group, the people who didn’t receive the shot.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/fda-says-guillain-barre-syndrome-is-possible-risk-of-pfizer-rsv-vaccine.html
April, 8 2023
Two Republican lawmakers in Idaho have introduced proposed legislation that aims to criminalize administering mRNA-based vaccines, including for COVID-19.
The bill’s language, introduced by the state’s Sen. Tammy Nichols and Rep. Judy Boyle, states that “a person may not provide or administer a vaccine developed using messenger ribonucleic acid [mRNA] technology for use in an individual or any other mammal in this state.”
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https://www.10news.com/news/national/proposed-idaho-bill-aims-to-criminalize-covid-19-mrna-vaccines
April, 8 2023